At approximately 09h35 on Thursday, 1 January, NSRI Gordon’s Bay rescue crew, standing by at the NSRI Gordon’s Bay satellite rescue station at Strand Beach, were approached by a woman reporting that a drowning was in progress. The woman, however ...
At 19h05, Monday, 29 December, NSRI Witbank and NSRI Gauteng duty crews were activated following a request for urgent assistance from Police divers reporting that at the Grootdraai Dam there were 4 men trapped at their ski-boat that was hovering ...
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simons Town station commander, said: At 12h43, Saturday, 27 December, NSRI Simons Town duty crew and CMR (Cape Medical Response) were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Millers Point Beach. ...
Norman Rautenbach, NSRI Richards Bay station commander, said: At 15h11, Friday, 26 December, NSRI Richards Bay duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at a beach at Mbonombi, Richards Bay. ...
Gerrit Cloete, NSRI Port Alfred station commander, said: At 07h45, Thursday, 25 December, NSRI Port Alfred duty crew were activated following reports from an NSRI Port Alfred crewman, who happened to be at the scene at the time, of a ...
Cathrine Prentis, NSRI East London station commander, said: At 11h47, Wednesday, 25 December, NSRI East London duty crew were activated following reports of a drowning in progress at Glen Eden, East London. ...
James Janse van Rensburg, NSRI Hermanus duty coxswain, said: At 06h26, Thursday, 25 December, NSRI Hermanus duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a dog appearing to be in distress swimming in the Hermanus New Harbour. ...
Darren Zimmerman, NSRI Simonstown station commander, said: At 11h22, Wednesday, 24 December, CoCT (City of Cape Town) lifeguards commenced a rescue operation, in front of the Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Club, for 2 teenagers caught in rip currents. ...
Ross Badenhorst, NSRI Plettenberg Bay deputy station commander, said: At 16h17, Monday, 22 December, NSRI Plettenberg Bay duty crew were activated following eyewitness reports of a boat capsized in the Keurbooms River Mouth with 6 persons observed to be in the water. ...
Herman Venter, NSRI Mossel Bay duty coxswain, said: At 06h40, Monday, 22 December, NSRI were alerted to a possible pending medical evacuation of a seafarer from a bulk carrier motor vessel. ...
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